Nintendo has confirmed when Switch 2 will be available to pre-order directly from Nintendo.
According to a page on the MyNintendoStore, pre-orders will be available from April 8.
At the time of writing, the UK My Nintendo Store currently has a large queue of more than 44,000 users waiting to access the site.
However, when arriving at the site, they will be met with a message telling them that pre-orders won’t be available until next week.
Nintendo will be prioritising who gets to pre-order a Switch 2 on an invite-only basis in the UK and Europe.
According to a notice on the My Nintendo Store website: “To reward the most dedicatedNintendo Switchplayers in Europe and the UK, the opportunity to pre-order aNintendo Switch 2console from My Nintendo Store will initially be offered on an invite-only basis to selected Nintendo Switch Online members.”
The first round of invites will be sent out depending on whether users have been a Switch Online member for at least two years, have spent a certain amount of time playing Switch games, and has opted in to receive email messages from Nintendo.
The full criteria, according to Nintendo, is as follows:
The platform holder has confirmedNintendo Switch 2will cost $450 / £395 and launch worldwide on Thursday, June 5. It has also announced when the console will beavailable to pre-order.
